Marcus Moore tried to pack on extra pounds to play in UCLA’s new 3-4 defensive alignment, which requires the linemen to take up more space while guarding a larger swath of territory.
“What really matters to me,” Moore said Wednesday, “is my explosiveness, getting off the ball, striking my man and being violent with it.”
That mentality has been drilled into the Bruins every morning of training camp. Defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase stationed his massive body on the back of a blocking sled Wednesday before shouting orders at the players gathered nearby.